On May 5th the annual Treasure Festa event was held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in Odaiba. Treasure Festa is a convention that revolves around Garage Kits – resin figures made by fans (not official and not mass produced) that are usually sold in parts and without paint. Those that are good at assembling and painting such figures are known to bring amazing figures to life. Others (myself included) have learned to adore these unique (and rare!) figures from afar. This year we have a treat for your Garage Kit lovers out there in the form of a huge figure gallery (in two parts!). Continue reading »

I didn’t like this winter’s WonFest (Wonder Festival) 2013 very much. From companies that weren’t ready and showed mostly cardboards with pictures, to tons of figures that weren’t painted yet, to companies that keep producing rehashed figures of the same brands. Not to worry though. These faults made the best figures around all the more attractive, and I’m here to offer you my pick for the 5 most promising figures from WF2013. Plus a couple of extras! Continue reading »